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Welcome to KraftyCats
Happy to see you here! Enter the world of KraftyCats and explore carefully crafted articles and unbiased product reviews produced by myself and the occasional guest poster. The furry assistant production managers, Charlie and Skipper, will often make unexpected appearances.... we hope you enjoy our blog!
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To What Level Should You 'Restore'?
Some vintage pen restorers have strong opinions about how far you should go when restoring writing instruments. There are those who do...
KraftyChloé
Oct 25, 20232 min read
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Meet My New Brother
Typewriter, that is! We'd already established that I have an issue with analogue writing instruments. Unbenknownst to me, this would...
KraftyChloé
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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The Advantages of Dip Nibs
The main focus at KraftyCats is fountain pens, however their older relatives can also be just as fun to use! If you look online, you can...
KraftyChloé
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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A Return to Analogue
You work with computers a lot in Media. After you've taken your photos and video, you have to build a website and four pages of a...
KraftyChloé
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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In Defence of Writing by Hand
In our technologically advanced world, everything is becoming increasingly digitised. This can be a good thing that saves busy people...
KraftyChloé
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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Spring Is Broken
The weary writer pokes her head out from under the duvet and peers around the corner of the blinds. It appears to be all white. This is...
KraftyChloé
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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My Creative (Writing) Process
Maybe not a process - more how writing is part of my morning routine some days! All articles start off with coffee if written in the...
KraftyChloé
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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Mmm. Coffee.
As of last week, KraftyCats now has a Buy Me A Coffee page! Going into the future, I want the blog to look more professional and...
KraftyChloé
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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Review: PhoenixPenStands 12 Pen Holder
This seems to be the Year of the 3D-Printed Pen Stand... Once you begin to seriously collect pens, you soon run out of ways to store...
KraftyChloé
Jan 29, 20232 min read
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Plans Going Into the New Year
With 2022 almost over, it's time to start planning for the New Year. Not resolutions exactly, but intentions for the blog and myself...
KraftyChloé
Dec 31, 20221 min read
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My Journey on the Path of Writing Instrument Enlightenment
Those who subscribe to the PCA Pennant magazine may have noticed somebody new this November... Many apologies for throwing a short...
KraftyChloé
Dec 28, 20221 min read
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Happy Birthday KraftyCats!
A year ago today, I started the KraftyCats blog, to spread my love of all things stationery, showcase my favourite products, reviews and...
KraftyChloé
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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'Tis the Season... (and Stationery for the Student)
For listening to dozens of Christmas songs a day, covering the house in glitter from sparkly ornaments, wrapping everything in fairy...
KraftyChloé
Dec 10, 20223 min read
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PhoenixPenStands
There aren't a lot of interestingly designed pen stands out there. The majority of them will be some kind of block, with holes cut out to...
KraftyChloé
Nov 13, 20223 min read
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Review: Ink-A-Pet - Sleeping Cat and Little Penguin
Until you are a blogger who deals with situations like this to produce ink reviews: Or a maniac ink collector who decides that amassing...
KraftyChloé
Nov 4, 20224 min read
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Pen Storage Solutions
It happens to everyone who uses fountain pens eventually... You think you only need one fountain pen at first. Then you realise you quite...
KraftyChloé
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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Most Used Ink Colours
Fountain pen users are lucky. We have an almost limitless range of ink colours to choose from, along with special effects such as shimmer...
KraftyChloé
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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Review: Garcia-Deschacht Pendant Nib 'Filigree'
So it's not technically stationery... However, if you're like me and you adore jewellery as well as fountain pens, you'll be delighted! I...
KraftyChloé
Oct 8, 20222 min read
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Posts, or Lack of the Same
Regular readers may have noticed that I just disappeared entirely for... Over three weeks. Oops... even Charlie (in the header photo)...
KraftyChloé
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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On The Differences Between Grips
Any stationery enthusiast will know that there are a lot of different types of pen grip. Even among cheap disposable pens, there are...
KraftyChloé
Aug 29, 20222 min read
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